Electricity from solar energy is the cheapest it’s ever been, thanks largely to technological improvements and policies that reduce the risk of investing in renewable energy. That’s one of the […]
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Can we end world hunger by 2030? Thanks to a new program, the data for it is all there.
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Have we always had quantum fields in the Universe? Or did they emerge at some finite time? No matter how we look at the Universe — at low temperatures or ultra-high energies, from […]
“Interacting” with nature through virtual reality applications had especially strong benefits, according to the study.
New research pinpoints the neurons responsible for your choices.
Machine learning is a powerful and imperfect tool that should not go unmonitored.
Here are 5 ways to make your workplace better and your workforce happier.
Despite the claims of one of Earth’s newest Nobel Laureates, the data doesn’t lie. One of the greatest scientific successes of the past century was the theory of the hot Big […]
An overfished planet needs a better solution. Fortunately, it’s coming.
Regardless of your age, incorporate the piano into your life for better health.
Mosquitoes can taste your blood using unique sensory abilities. Can we use that to keep them off us?
Congratulations to Penrose, Ghez and Genzel, and to black hole enthusiasts everywhere. On October 6, 2020, the Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded towards research in black holes. 50% of […]
In some situations, asking “what if everyone did that?” is a common strategy for judging whether an action is right or wrong.
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Want some crazy space phenomena? You don’t have to leave the neighborhood for it.
Scientists confirm that slow blinks are an effective way to connect with a cat.
We’ve argued over ideology for far too long. It’s time to pick a better route to prosperity. In every civilized society around the world, there’s a trade-off that must be […]
Researchers explore the “complex web of connections” in your brain that allows you to make split second decisions.
Noise pollution is terrible for our health, yet we don’t discuss it often enough.
New research explains why the Moon’s crust is magnetized by debunking one long-standing theory.
‘Little kids, little problems; big kids, big problems.’
The sudden prevalence of an artery in the forearm is evidence that we’re still very much a work in progress.
How we’re seeing black holes as never before… and a whole lot more. It was only back in the early 2000s that scientists were struggling to identify and weigh the small […]
At its biggest for the next 15 years, it’s still much smaller than the Moon. On October 6, 2020, Mars makes its closest approach to Earth until 2035. Earth orbits in […]
The young man died nearly 2,000 years ago in the volcanic eruption that buried Pompeii.
Societies aren’t just engines of prosperity.
From AI to climate anxiety, youth are speaking up about mental health.
Experts on the science of giving look into whether there’s another possible upside to doing good: physical attractiveness.